Arcata taco wagon burglarized overnight

A burglar took the time to polish off a tamale and soda before robbing Alma's Mexican Food wagon inside the Napa Auto Parts parking lot in Arcata sometime either late Thursday night or early Friday morning.

Employee Jessica Felix said her aunt, who is the truck's owner Alma Vega, drove by the truck at about 6:30 a.m. this morning and saw that the power had been cut.

When Vega went to investigate, Felix said she found the inside of the wagon had been torn apart.

"The thief, he just took everything down," she said. "He created a huge mess."

Felix said her aunt's radio as well as money from the cash register had been taken. Her aunt called the Arcata Police Department, which immediately responded, Felix said. Fingerprints were collected, and Felix said the officers also recovered an ID that had been left behind. The mess has since been cleaned up, and Felix said the wagon is back up and running.

"They told us they are investigating," she said. "We hope they catch whoever did this soon."